Ohjieshan
Ohjieshan means Grandfather.
After the age of 70 an
elder in my tribal clan that have kept the culture and ceremonies sacred in his
or her live are offered the respect of Grandfather or Grandmother.
Ohjieshan is the
Mohegan Clan word for Grandfather)
Grandmother is
(objiasan).
While going through my
teaching blogs and websites please keep in mind that I am now retired, I have
never, and will never, look for a profit from any of my work, Creator is
watching me also!
My teaching websites
and blogs are just that, teaching.
My work comes from the
many years of teaching by my elders now ancestor while growing up at their
gatherings.
If for any reason,
someone is in need of a personal appearance it is true that because I am
retired and need help getting around, I hope that you understand that the cost
of expenses is necessary and can be worked out with my webmaster.
Who is Sachem
Walkingfox?
Is There Native
American Freedom of Religion in Prisons?
Since first contact,
Europeans have condemned us because we don't go to what they call a
"church".
And because they don't
understand how, or why we celebrate our spirituality exactly the same as they
do theirs, we must be wrong somehow.
Reading the story below,
reminded me of the many others story’s like it about why Eastern Natives have
had such a long history of compromising our lives, our culture and our beliefs
to adjust to outside thinking.
For example, we changed
the name of our sacred Paw-waus gatherings to the name powwow.
The US Government even
today, still has not sat down with Traditional Natives to see exactly how wrong
they have been all these years, in condemning our sacred ceremonies.
You will notice the
word Traditional has now been added to this Blog, to show those who read it,
why I write as I do.
American Natives, past,
present and future, do not spend much prayer time in a building however, we do
pray to our Creator/God, for the same reasons that you do, and just as often,
maybe more.
So what is all of the
fuss about?
There should be no
difference between a prison building and a church building.
All other religions are
provided with a place to celebrate their faith in prison, why not Native
People?
After all, prayer is
prayer is prayer.
American Native Events.
Chief wodieagle James
Gamache an elder and dear friend to Walkingfox and Tah.
Walkingfox at an
honoring gathering for Chief Gray Fox, an Abenaki Veteran. and member of Sachem
Tallfox’s elders clan.
American Native Issues
www.tahtonka.com/issues.html
Storey Clan of the
Pequot/Mohegan people.
American Native
Spirituality
Sachem Walkingfox
offers prayers at the. Carlisle Indian .
www.tahtonka.com/religion.html
Aquine - Peace
Sachem Walkingfox
carries his Mohegan staff.